warnings:meet cute, high school/senior year au, use of y/n, use of âprettyâ
GENDER NEUTRAL!reader not proofread
a/n: characters are 18YOs. circa early 2000s. inspired by a movie&music. part 2 idkâŠ
it was a saturday and a nice day outside. okayâmaybe a bit too warm for spring, but still nice.
despite that, you and your friends were at a shopping center. think, an outdoor plaza right on the pier. you guys were checking out the little stores, from boutiques to decorative shops. your favorite being this little turkish furnish shop with these jaw dropping colorful lamps!
another favorite of yours is, of course, this record store across from that shop.
this record store was quite chill with everyone to the point where they allow customers to get a couple listens in from the media.
as of now, you were checking out a cd from an artist you began to like.
two songs in, one of your friends incessantly tapped your shoulder.
âwhat?â you were about to scold em til they tilted their head toward the big window facing the walkway of the pier.
âthis guyâs been lookin at you,â jesse excitedly says.
âuh, yes! heâs been at it for like five minutes.â
you fully turn towards the window, catching the guyâs eye and making him quickly look away. âaw, man. whyâd you look?â
âdunno, wanted to believe you.â
âand?â you were trying to put the cd back in its case.
you chuckle, âwhy? what if he wasnât really looking?â your hands tremble. whatâs there to look at?
ây/n, you are one stubborn being. justâoh, shit! heâs here!â
you were quick to fully turn to jesse, your ears going red at the mere thought of a guy having any sort of interest in you. your sudden turn caught your other friendsâ attention, having them stand by and getting a quick catch up.
jesse kept motioning behind you, you kept shaking your head.
âjust say hi! whatâs so bad about that?â
âlook at me!â you motion to your black baggy pants and dark green, long sleeved shirt. âi look homeless.â
âsince when do you care?? you always dress like that. BUT youâre good looking, dude!â
ânuh uh. itâs different.â
âdude, just talk to him! he looks real chill.â
you feel kinda nauseous thanks to that heavy fuckin feeling in your stomach.
âthe worst that can happen is him flat out ignoring you. y/n, youâll be okay.â
still, you shook your head. jesse sighed and swiftly made you do a 180 and the first thing in your proximity is THE guy:
with the doe-est of eyes youâve ever seen looking at the cd shelves as nonchalantly as he possibly could, his friends were scattered around the store. you assumed you were hallucinating about the top of his ears turning pink.
jesse whispered to you, âlove you. nowâ,â they nudged you forward.
the guy turned to you and smiled nervously, but damn, that smile had you. had you by the hair, limbs, everything.
âyou like converge?â he motioned to the cd you still had in your hand. âhalo in a haystackâs a nice listen.â
âoh, uh, yeah. i think converge is neat.â
âyou should definitely give this one a try,â he pulled out a cd from the shelf about to hand it to you.
âpetitioning the empty sky?â
he looked at you with surprise. âoh, shit, you know it!â he seemed excited, which made you smile in both relief and genuine contentment.
âyeah, my favorites are anithesis and shingles from that album.â
âshit-uh, sorry, i mean, thatâs really cool,â frank trailed off with a silence following it for a second. you two stand there, frank suddenly perks up. âoh, iâm frankâby the way..â
you smile endeared at frankâs awkward charm. âiâm y/n.â You werenât sure if a handshake would be good, so you awkwardly offer your hand.
to your surprise, he accepted it and his grip lingered. âyou have a real nice name, y/n.â frank blushed and smiled at you.
âhey, frank!â one of his buddies called him, âletâs go check out that funnel cake spot.â
âuh, yeah. iâll be right there!â
frank turned back to you and just realized he was still holding your hand, quickly letting go and apologizing for the abruptness. you chuckled a little cuz you found him silly yet endearing. âis it okay to ask for your number?â
âoh,â you were pretty surprised that this real cute guy just asked for your number so soon! âyeah.â you write on this random receipt you kept in your tiny wallet and handing it to him.
frank looked at the scribble and smiled yet again, âthank you, y/n. itâs really nice to meet you.â
you thought for a second on what else to say but frankâs friends were already dragging him out the shop.
when they were gone, jesse and your friends come back into the shop. jesse had a shit eating grin on their face, âso?â
you roll your eyes and flip her off, âi donât even know if heâll call.â jesse happily flipped.
three days later, 4:36PM on a thursday...
the telephone in your bedroom rangâwell, all the telephones did. you reluctantly answered, assuming it was yet another telemarketer.
that had you sit the hell up.
on the other end, frank was with a friend at a pay phone downtown. he was smiling into the receiver.
you smile so hard you canât stop. âiâm doing okay, hope youâre doing well. i wasnât really sure if you were gonna call, actually.â
âyeah, about that i got caught up with school. sorry for not reaching out sooner.â
you shake your head, âdonât worry about it. iâm pretty swamped with school stuff, too. butâŠâ you thought about what youâd say next, âiâm happy you called.â
âwell, itâs rude to keep a pretty person waiting.â you hear his friend tease him, which made em laugh. âbut, really, i mean it.â
you were gonna sleep so good tonight.